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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 5
Sydney14.16100
Gold Coast9.1468
Norwood Oval · Sat, 4:15 PM · Attendance 9,228 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 5.6 | 7.9 | 10.13 | 14.16 | 100 |
| Gold Coast | 2.1 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 9.14 | 68 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Sydney
T. Papley 3, I. Heeney 2, C. Warner 2, M. Rosas 2, J. McInerney 1, R. Bice 1, H. Cunningham 1, L. McDonald 1, C. Warner 1
Gold Coast
B. Long 3, J. Walter 2, B. King 2, W. Graham 1, A. Davies 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
SYD · GCFC
Head to head
Team Statistics
| SYD | Stat | GCFC |
|---|---|---|
| 391 | Disposals | 333 |
| 210 | Kicks | 180 |
| 181 | Handballs | 153 |
| 66 | Marks | 50 |
| 16 | Marks Inside 50 | 4 |
| 97 | Tackles | 52 |
| 39 | Hitouts | 43 |
| 43 | Clearances | 39 |
| 62 | Inside 50s | 56 |
| 151 | Contested Possessions | 135 |
| 225 | Uncontested Possessions | 179 |
| 51 | One Percenters | 41 |
| 35 | Frees For | 24 |
| 24 | Frees Against | 35 |
| 14 | Goals | 9 |
| 16 | Behinds | 14 |
The full box score
Players
Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Heeney | 5 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 2 | - |
| J. McInerney | 27 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Mills | 14 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| M. Roberts | 34 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| N. Blakey | 22 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| T. McCartin | 30 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 7 | - | - | - |
| C. Warner | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| B. Grundy | 4 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 12 | - | 1 |
| R. Bice | 26 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| T. Papley | 11 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| D. Rampe | 24 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Rowbottom | 8 | 15 | 6 | 9 | - | 10 | - | - |
| S. Wicks | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Hamling | 29 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Jordon | 17 | 14 | 3 | 11 | - | 5 | - | - |
| H. Cunningham | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| M. Rosas | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| J. Serong | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| C. Curnow | 35 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 4 |
| J. Lloyd | 44 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| L. McDonald | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 |
| J. Amartey | 36 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| C. Warner | 37 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Gold Coast
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Rowell | 18 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| T. Miller | 11 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Uwland | 6 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Noble | 2 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Anderson | 15 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| M. Andrew | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| W. Graham | 26 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Weller | 14 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Long | 22 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| W. Powell | 27 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Z. Uwland | 32 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 |
| S. Clohesy | 33 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Witts | 28 | 13 | 8 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - |
| S. Collins | 25 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Lombard | 8 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| A. Davies | 5 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Jeffrey | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| D. Rioli | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Ballard | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Walter | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
| L. Gulbin | 39 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | - | - |
| E. Read | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| B. King | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |